Bernie Sanders Lost Illinois, but He Changed Chicago

[MineralMan]

18. Your Post, Sir, Puts Me in Mind of the 1990 Film, "Slacker"

One of the characters in that film was an old socialist. He was constantly writing down notes, but seemed to have little connection to the real world that surrounded him. Living in a college neighborhood, he was a relic from the past, as are many old socialists one encounters from time to time.

In another scene in the film, a group of young college-aged guys discussed the relative merits of "Scooby Doo" and "Smurfs" as representative of society. These youngsters will end up like that old socialist, perhaps, irrelevant and writing down their deepest thoughts in little notebooks. Here is the scene of their weighty social discussion: